Smoker&#39;s pipe.



No. 712,851. Patented Nov. 4, |902.

H. w. RICE.

SMOKEHS PIPE. (Application led Muay S, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. RICE, OF BOOTHBAY, MAINE.

SMOKERS P IPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,851, dated November 4, 1902.

Application led May 8, 1902. Serial No. 106,447. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it muy concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY W. RICE, a citifor use by simply breaking the end olif of the stem and removing the cover from the bowl.

With this object in View the invention comprises a pipe embodying novel features 0f construction, substantially as disclosed herein.

In the accompanying drawingsFigur e lis` a perspective view of the pipe filled and in the condition it is sold to the customer. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the pipe, and Fig. 3 is a modified form thereof.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the stem, and B the bowl, of the pipe. Placed in the bowl is the proper quantity of tobacco C, over which is placed atin-foil cover D, whose lower edge extends downward to the exterior recess or groove E, in which sealing-wax F is placed, so as to make an air-tight joint at the top of the bowl. At the mouth end ofthe stem I provide the exterior recess or groove G, which is a short distance from the extremity of the stem. In order to hermetically seal this end, sealing-wax H is poured in the chan- -nel J1 in the space between the end of the may surround the end of the stem and be held in place similar to the tin-foil on thebowl.

To use the pipe, it is simply necessary to remove the tin-foil from the bowl and to break the end of the pipe-stem which is limited by the recess G, thus giving a free channel to enjoy the smoke from the tobacco in the howl.

It will thus be seen that a pipe constructed according to this invention will be extremely cheap and can be readily filled with a good tobacco for the use of clubmen, yachtsmen, or, in fact, by any one who does not care to load a pipe from a bag, which is liable to be deteriorated from the effects of the elements thereon.

-It will thus be seen that I provide a novel means by which tobacco can bedistributed to the consumer and. which will always protect the tobacco and give it to the consumer in a fresh condition.

What I'claixn as new is- A pipe, comprising a bowl having an exterior annular recess near its top, a moistureproof covering having its depending flanges surrounding the top ofthe bowl and having the lower end of the liange opposed to the recess, asealing material filling the recess, and securing the lower edge of the cap to the hermetically-sealed bowl, and a stem provided with an annular recess near its end, and hermetically sealed to prevent moisture from passing into .the stem.

v yIn testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. RICE. Witnesses:

SARAH L. RICE, LIZZIE E. RICE.

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